During the demolition phase of Glenlochan, we saved a lot of materials we found in the house, more than we could ever use even across other house projects. We just couldn't dispose of such cool old stuff in the dumpster and at first, I couldn't part with it at all (Rob doesn't tend to have the same sentimentality as I do on this front). However, reason had to prevail at some point - we cannot continue to rent three storage lockers forever and, financially, it would be cheaper to source what we need, when we need it, rather than paying so much each month to store unused items. The largest amount of materials we had salvaged was wood - we had a huge pile of old beams and awesome wood. After selecting a few choice pieces for known upcoming projects, we were finally willing to give the rest to good homes. We also had a huge selection of old interior doors and windows, most with the original glass and hardware, and porch rails. Quite a find for someone, but not us, unfortunately. We selected a few choice windows for some upcoming interior decorating projects, but the rest were put on Craig's list in search of a good home.
Fortunately, there are a lot of like-minded people out there (some are old friends, others new) and we were quickly able to "adopt out" and sell the items we can't use. At the end of the day, even the boards that weren't in great shape and had some termite damage all found good homes after their strategic placement in the front yard with the addition of a "free boards" sign.
I've asked those who ended up with Glenlochan items to send pictures of their re-purposing projects, and I have a few to date. First up, the beautiful staging of my favorite old door from Glenlochan.
Clearly this awesome nook requires an eye for design and decorating, definitely beyond my talents, but I'm so very happy to see such a cool re-purposing that others will enjoy.
And, from the old wood and beams from the house, good friends of ours created a beautiful setting in their back yard, complete with an outdoor pizza oven (can't wait for the first tasting):
So many cool re-purposing projects that can be undertaken, so little time. Love it all!
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